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** Mikio, one of the Ryudo lieutenants in ''3'', appears to be a FatIdiot. He is actually the Ryudo clan's bookkeeper, and while he isn't fast or particularly strong, he is ''immensely'' tough. He is also a decent "hands-on" man, capable of building a beautiful doghouse in an afternoon, and well-liked by the locals for his friendly and helpful nature.
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* Aurora from ''VideoGame/ChildOfLight'' can read and understand Latin, as her conversation with Rubella reveals before the latter joins the party. She deciphers a letter written in Latin by Rubella's brother Tristis, that [[FairyCompanion Igniculus]] sees as "scribbly marks".
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** Adell's rival, Axel the Dark Hero, is a doofus and a ButtMonkey who is never taken seriously and acts like he's still a big celebrity despite his reputation being in shambles. However, he's known all along that his reputation is in tatters, but continues to act like a Dark Hero because he mostly embraces the role that he has been known for. On that note, despite the Dark Hero being an underhanded prankster who stoops to various lows, he draws the line at harming children. When he endangers Adell's brother during his attempt to take him hostage, Axel goes out of his way to save him. In fact, the reason why his reputation is in shambles is because one of his acts ended up scaring his brother, forcing his brotherly instincts to override his Dark Hero persona and knowing full well the consequences of it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from ''Hour of Darkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right hand man Vulcanus. Actually, let me rephrase that last bit - he hinged the success of his plan to reunite the Netherworld and Celestia on the efforts of his {{Otaku}} LoveFreak trainee and played the actions of his right hand like a game of chess, [[OutGambitted leaving Vulcanus in the dark]] about his whole plot until the curtain fell. If there's an example of a man being smarter than he looks, Lamington would be it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from ''Hour of Darkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right hand man Vulcanus. Actually, let me rephrase that last bit - he hinged the success of his plan to reunite the Netherworld and Celestia on the efforts of his {{Otaku}} LoveFreak trainee and played the actions of his right hand like a game of chess, [[OutGambitted leaving Vulcanus in the dark]] about his whole plot until the curtain fell. If there's an example of a man being smarter than he looks, Lamington would be it.
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** Adell's rival, Axel the Dark Hero, is a doofus and a ButtMonkey who is never taken seriously and acts like he's still a big celebrity despite his reputation being in shambles. However, he's known all along that his reputation is in tatters, but continues to act like a Dark Hero because he mostly embraces the role that he has been known for. On that note, despite the Dark Hero being an underhanded prankster who stoops to various lows, he [[WouldNotHurtAChild draws the line at harming children.children]]. When he endangers Adell's brother during his attempt to take him hostage, Axel goes out of his way to save him. In fact, the reason why his reputation is in shambles is because one of his acts ended up scaring his brother, forcing his brotherly instincts to override his Dark Hero persona and knowing full well the consequences of it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from''Hour of Darkness''.''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right hand man Vulcanus. Actually, let me rephrase that last bit - he hinged the success of his plan to reunite the Netherworld and Celestia on the efforts of his {{Otaku}} LoveFreak trainee and played the actions of his right hand like a game of chess, [[OutGambitted leaving Vulcanus in the dark]] about his whole plot until the curtain fell. If there's an example of a man being smarter than he looks, Lamington would be it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from
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** Adell from ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'', who seems the very epitome of the IdiotHero and HonorBeforeReason tropes... effortlessly solves a Geo Puzzle within moments of seeing it. As Adell himself puts it, it's not that he's an idiot- far from it. It's just that the straightforward method usually works ''extremely well'', and so there's no reason not to just bash an opponent to death if you can. Only rarely is Adell's brain ever called upon to function- which should scare anyone who thinks about that too much.
** Adell's rival, Axel the Dark Hero, is a doofus and a ButtMonkey who is never taken seriously and acts like he's still a big celebrity despite his reputation being in shambles. However, he's known all along that his reputation, but continues to act like a Dark Hero because he mostly embraces the role that he has been known for. On that note, despite the Dark Hero being an underhanded prankster who stoops to various lows, but he draws the line at children. When he endangers Adell's brother during his attempt to take him hostage, Axel goes out of his way to save him. In fact, the reason why his reputation is in shambles is because one of his acts ended up scaring his brother, forcing his brotherly instincts to override his Dark Hero persona and knowing full well the consequences of it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from ''Hour of Darkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right hand man. Actually, let me rephrase that last bit - he hinged the success of his plan to reunite the Netherworld and Celestia on the efforts of his {{Otaku}} LoveFreak trainee and played the actions of his right hand like a game of chess, leaving fellow OutGambitted Vulcanus in the dark about his whole plot until the curtain fell. If there's an example of a man being smarter than he looks, Lamington would be it.
** Adell's rival, Axel the Dark Hero, is a doofus and a ButtMonkey who is never taken seriously and acts like he's still a big celebrity despite his reputation being in shambles. However, he's known all along that his reputation, but continues to act like a Dark Hero because he mostly embraces the role that he has been known for. On that note, despite the Dark Hero being an underhanded prankster who stoops to various lows, but he draws the line at children. When he endangers Adell's brother during his attempt to take him hostage, Axel goes out of his way to save him. In fact, the reason why his reputation is in shambles is because one of his acts ended up scaring his brother, forcing his brotherly instincts to override his Dark Hero persona and knowing full well the consequences of it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from ''Hour of Darkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right hand man. Actually, let me rephrase that last bit - he hinged the success of his plan to reunite the Netherworld and Celestia on the efforts of his {{Otaku}} LoveFreak trainee and played the actions of his right hand like a game of chess, leaving fellow OutGambitted Vulcanus in the dark about his whole plot until the curtain fell. If there's an example of a man being smarter than he looks, Lamington would be it.
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** Adell from ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'', who seems like the very epitome of the IdiotHero and HonorBeforeReason tropes... effortlessly solves a Geo Puzzle within moments of seeing it. As Adell himself puts it, it's not that he's an idiot- idiot, far from it. It's just that the straightforward method usually works ''extremely well'', and so there's no reason not to just bash an opponent to death if you can. Only rarely is Adell's brain ever called upon to function- function... which should scare anyone who thinks about that too much.
** Adell's rival, Axel the Dark Hero, is a doofus and a ButtMonkey who is never taken seriously and acts like he's still a big celebrity despite his reputation being in shambles. However, he's known all along that hisreputation, reputation is in tatters, but continues to act like a Dark Hero because he mostly embraces the role that he has been known for. On that note, despite the Dark Hero being an underhanded prankster who stoops to various lows, but he draws the line at harming children. When he endangers Adell's brother during his attempt to take him hostage, Axel goes out of his way to save him. In fact, the reason why his reputation is in shambles is because one of his acts ended up scaring his brother, forcing his brotherly instincts to override his Dark Hero persona and knowing full well the consequences of it.
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from ''Hour of Darkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right handman. man Vulcanus. Actually, let me rephrase that last bit - he hinged the success of his plan to reunite the Netherworld and Celestia on the efforts of his {{Otaku}} LoveFreak trainee and played the actions of his right hand like a game of chess, [[OutGambitted leaving fellow OutGambitted Vulcanus in the dark dark]] about his whole plot until the curtain fell. If there's an example of a man being smarter than he looks, Lamington would be it.
** Adell's rival, Axel the Dark Hero, is a doofus and a ButtMonkey who is never taken seriously and acts like he's still a big celebrity despite his reputation being in shambles. However, he's known all along that his
** An earlier example would be Seraph Lamington from ''Hour of Darkness''. He likes flowers, prefers to make love and not war, and appears gullible to a fault, to the point where he entrusts command of an army to his ObviouslyEvil right hand
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** Sheena. Despite initially being tasked with killing Colette, she turns out to be one of the more idealistic members of the party.
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** Sheena. Sheena: Despite initially being tasked with killing Colette, she turns out to be one of the more idealistic members of the party.
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* Sheena. Despite initially being tasked with killing Colette, she turns out to be one of the more idealistic members of the party.
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*** While it's never really addressed in-game it's heavily implied that Sae Niijima's father's death had a much bigger impact on her than she lets on, with her cynical attitude possibly the result of her fear of her or Makoto dying in a similar way to him. Also, [[AllThereInTheManual an art book]] revealed that she also drives a motorcycle and is a skilled kick-boxer. The latter detail is brought up in ''Persona Q2'', in which Makoto mention that she's never been able to beat Sae while they were sparring.
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*** While it's never really addressed in-game it's heavily implied that Sae Niijima's father's death had a much bigger impact on her than she lets on, with her cynical attitude possibly the result of her fear of her or Makoto dying in a similar way to him. Also, [[AllThereInTheManual an art book]] revealed that she also drives a motorcycle and is a skilled kick-boxer. The latter detail is brought up in ''Persona Q2'', in which Makoto mention mentions that she's never been able to beat Sae while they were sparring.
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* Hana Song in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the persona of D.Va, an overconfident gamer turned meka pilot who takes selfies as she triggers the self destruct sequence on her craft. In truth, Hana is putting on a show for propaganda purposes so that the public doesn't realize how dangerous the situation really is. She is actually a workaholicb who takes her job deadly seriously, and treats putting on a show as part of it.
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* Hana Song in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the persona of D.Va, an overconfident gamer turned meka mecha pilot who takes selfies as she triggers the self destruct sequence on her craft. In truth, Hana is putting on a show for propaganda purposes so that the public doesn't realize how dangerous the situation really is. She is actually a workaholicb workaholic who takes her job deadly dead seriously, and treats putting on a show as part of it.
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** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals and reads Creator/ErnestHemingway in his free time. He's also very loving and sweet towards his girlfriend, [[PerkyGoth Misty]].
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** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, the WrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals and reads Creator/ErnestHemingway in his free time. He's also very loving and sweet towards his girlfriend, [[PerkyGoth Misty]].
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** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a FilmNoir-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
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** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a FilmNoir-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on a daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
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** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as a crude merc only interested in [[GloryHound fame and glory]], but they're shown to be quite intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, emotional and loving. They're shown to know quite a lot about brain anatomy, a bit of psychology, technology and art, regardless of their past. Depending on the [[MultipleChoicePast lifepath]], they also have small areas of expertise relating to who they used to be: [[CorporateSamurai Corpo]] V knows a lot about espionage and how corps operate, [[SatisfiedStreetRat Streetkid]] V knows about ins and outs of Nigt City and people inhabiting it, while [[VenturousSmuggler Nomad]] V has experience in living outside of the city and knows a lot about cars, motorcycles and alike. They're also a [[KindheartedCatLover cat person]].
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** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as a crude merc only interested in [[GloryHound fame and glory]], but they're shown to be quite intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, emotional and loving. They're shown to know quite a lot about brain anatomy, a bit of psychology, technology and art, regardless of their past. Depending on the [[MultipleChoicePast lifepath]], they also have small areas of expertise relating to who they used to be: [[CorporateSamurai Corpo]] V knows a lot about espionage and how corps operate, [[SatisfiedStreetRat Streetkid]] V knows about ins and outs of Nigt Night City and people inhabiting it, while [[VenturousSmuggler Nomad]] V has experience in living outside of the city and knows a lot about cars, motorcycles and alike. They're also a [[KindheartedCatLover cat person]].
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*** Ichiko Ohya may now be an entertainment reporter, but before then she was a political reporter, a quite a skilled one at that.
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*** As revealed in the Mementos Missions spin-off manga, Yohei Kiritani, the homeless man in the Shibuya underground walkway, [[spoiler:actually has connections to Iwai, acting as his fence for stolen goods]]. It's also revealed that [[spoiler:Kiritani has a SplitPersonality that is dominant at night and moonlights as an assassin, presumably born from Kiritani's past as a mercenary. "Daytime" Kiritani has attempted suicide over this, and should the player complte his request, he will turn over a new leaf.]]
*** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings. Even in the original game, Ann points out that Kamoshida woulnd't have put a talentless player on a starting position, even if he used Shho's position to blackmail Ann.
*** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings. Even in the original game, Ann points out that Kamoshida woulnd't have put a talentless player on a starting position, even if he used Shho's position to blackmail Ann.
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*** As revealed in the Mementos Missions spin-off manga, Yohei Kiritani, the homeless man in the Shibuya underground walkway, [[spoiler:actually has connections to Iwai, acting as his fence for stolen goods]]. It's also revealed that [[spoiler:Kiritani has a SplitPersonality that is dominant at night and moonlights as an assassin, presumably born from Kiritani's past as a mercenary. "Daytime" Kiritani has attempted suicide over this, and should the player complte complete his request, he will turn over a new leaf.]]
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*** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings. Even in the original game, Ann points out that Kamoshidawoulnd't wouldn't have put a talentless player on a starting position, even if he used Shho's Shiho's position to blackmail Ann.
*** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings. Even in the original game, Ann points out that Kamoshida
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* Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi from ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' at first seems to be a quiet, mousy ByTheBookCop. However, the more he trusts you, the more you see his mask of stoicism and aloofness slip up. In-game interactions reveal that he has a dry sense of humour, drives an unnecessarily flashy car (that he's very proud and possessive of), listens to punk/metal radio Speedfreak FM, and genuinely enjoys the chaos that his partner (i.e. the player character) brings into the investigation. He is also gay man in a homophobis society, and but as the son of immigrants he wrestles with his cultural identity and patriotism, and often comes across as trying to be more Revachol than Revachol. While nominally a Centrist and supporter of the status quo, he has at least some sympathy for the workers who turn to Communism as a way to improve their lot, and is openly contemptuous of strike-breakers, in spite of having helped put down strikes in the past. He is also a brilliant marksman, being able to consistently score in the 70th percentile on marksmanship tests in spite of being severely myopic.
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* Lieutenant Kim Kitsuragi from ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' at first seems to be a quiet, mousy ByTheBookCop. However, the more he trusts you, the more you see his mask of stoicism and aloofness slip up. In-game interactions reveal that he has a dry sense of humour, drives an unnecessarily flashy car (that he's very proud and possessive of), listens to punk/metal radio Speedfreak FM, and genuinely enjoys the chaos that his partner (i.e. the player character) brings into the investigation. He is also a gay man in a homophobis society, homophobic society and but as the son of immigrants [[FarEast Seolite]] immigrants; he wrestles with his cultural identity and patriotism, and often comes across as trying to be more Revachol than Revachol. While nominally a Centrist and supporter of the status quo, he has at least some sympathy for the workers who turn to Communism as a way to improve their lot, and is openly contemptuous of strike-breakers, in spite of having helped put down strikes in the past. He is also a brilliant marksman, being able to consistently score in the 70th percentile on marksmanship tests in spite of being severely myopic.
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* Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Though his main persona is the same in each game, chronologically he matures quite a bit, witness his change from thrill seeking (''DMC 3'') to guilt ridden (''DMC 1'') to cool headed (''DMC 4'').
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* Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Though his main persona is the same in each game, chronologically he matures quite a bit, witness his change from thrill seeking (''DMC 3'') (''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'') to guilt ridden (''DMC 1'') (''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'') to cool headed (''DMC 4'').(''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'').
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* Every character in ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' has more depth than they might seem to have at first. Even Yamada, who initially seems like just a one-note otaku comic relief character who spouts video game references turns out to be very passionate about a certain magical girl show, that he considered saved his life when he was at a really low point, and wants to do the same for other people with the doujinshi he creates.
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*** While it's never really addressed in-game it's heavily implied that Sae Niijima's father's death had a much bigger impact on her than she lets on, with her cynical attitude possibly the result of her fear of her or Makoto dying in a similar way to him. Also, [[AllThereInTheManual an art book]] revealed that she also drives a motorcycle and is a skilled kick-boxer.
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*** While it's never really addressed in-game it's heavily implied that Sae Niijima's father's death had a much bigger impact on her than she lets on, with her cynical attitude possibly the result of her fear of her or Makoto dying in a similar way to him. Also, [[AllThereInTheManual an art book]] revealed that she also drives a motorcycle and is a skilled kick-boxer. The latter detail is brought up in ''Persona Q2'', in which Makoto mention that she's never been able to beat Sae while they were sparring.
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*** [[spoiler:While it may actually just be the result of the Maruki's reality]], ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings.
*** [[spoiler:While it may actually just be the result of the Maruki's reality]], ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings.
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*** As revealed in the Mementos Missions spin-off manga, Yohei Kiritani, the homeless man in the Shibuya underground walkway, [[spoiler:actually has connections to Iwai, acting as his fence for stolen goods]].
goods]]. It's also revealed that [[spoiler:Kiritani has a SplitPersonality that is dominant at night and moonlights as an assassin, presumably born from Kiritani's past as a mercenary. "Daytime" Kiritani has attempted suicide over this, and should the player complte his request, he will turn over a new leaf.]]
***[[spoiler:While it may actually just be the result of the Maruki's reality]], ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'' implies that Shiho Suzui, Ann's best friend, actually is a genuinely skilled volleyball player, and was only hindered from [[SadistTeacher Kamoshida]]'s constant beatings.beatings. Even in the original game, Ann points out that Kamoshida woulnd't have put a talentless player on a starting position, even if he used Shho's position to blackmail Ann.
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*** Ms. Chouno, Shujin's English teacher, while not as nice as Kawakami, is shown to [[AccompliceByInaction actually feel guilty over how the Kamoshida situation was handled]], and seems to actually care about her students' safety. She also approves of Kawakami providing help to students outside of class, something that Kawakami got in trouble for at her old teaching job.
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*** His ImageSong ''It Doesn't Matter'', as well as the events of ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'' show that beneath his seemingly carefree attitude, he does have insecurities, but he chooses not to let them control his life, and [[AntiNihilist that's why he remains relentlessly positive even when faced with moral uncertainty and the knowledge that all things die someday]].
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* Hana Song in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the persona of D.Va, an overconfident gamer turned meka pilot who takes selfies as she self destructs her craft. In truth, Hana is putting on a show for propaganda purposes so that the public doesn't realize how dangerous it really is. She actually takes her job deadly seriously, and treats putting on a show as part of it.
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* Hana Song in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has the persona of D.Va, an overconfident gamer turned meka pilot who takes selfies as she triggers the self destructs destruct sequence on her craft. In truth, Hana is putting on a show for propaganda purposes so that the public doesn't realize how dangerous it the situation really is. She is actually a workaholicb who takes her job deadly seriously, and treats putting on a show as part of it.
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* Lieutenant Katsuragi from ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' at first seems to be a mousy and not particularly interesting ByTheBookCop. However... he drives a seriously souped-up car, and keeps the radio tuned to the punk/hardcore/metal station. He is also a patriotic Revacholian, but as the son of immigrants, he wrestles with his cultural identity and patriotism, and often comes across as trying to be more Revachol than Revachol. While nominally a Centrist and supporter of the status quo, he has at least some sympathy for the workers who turn to Communism as a way to improve their lot, and is openly contemptuous of strike-breakers, in spite of having helped put down strikes in the past. He is also a brilliant marksman, being able to consistently score in the 70th percentile on marksmanship tests in spite of being severely myopic.
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* Lieutenant Katsuragi Kim Kitsuragi from ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'' at first seems to be a quiet, mousy and not particularly interesting ByTheBookCop. However... However, the more he trusts you, the more you see his mask of stoicism and aloofness slip up. In-game interactions reveal that he has a dry sense of humour, drives a seriously souped-up car, an unnecessarily flashy car (that he's very proud and keeps the possessive of), listens to punk/metal radio tuned to Speedfreak FM, and genuinely enjoys the punk/hardcore/metal station. chaos that his partner (i.e. the player character) brings into the investigation. He is also gay man in a patriotic Revacholian, homophobis society, and but as the son of immigrants, immigrants he wrestles with his cultural identity and patriotism, and often comes across as trying to be more Revachol than Revachol. While nominally a Centrist and supporter of the status quo, he has at least some sympathy for the workers who turn to Communism as a way to improve their lot, and is openly contemptuous of strike-breakers, in spite of having helped put down strikes in the past. He is also a brilliant marksman, being able to consistently score in the 70th percentile on marksmanship tests in spite of being severely myopic.
** In general, the game is very good at fleshing out characters: the more you talk to someone (especially with high Empathy), the more HiddenDepths you see.
** In general, the game is very good at fleshing out characters: the more you talk to someone (especially with high Empathy), the more HiddenDepths you see.
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* ''VideoGame/HiddenCity'': Mr. Black is a brusque ConsummateProfessional police officer who "only believes in facts" and has no time to indulge in sentimentalities. In one side-quest, he reveals to the player character that he enjoyed drawing and had wanted to become an artist when he was younger--before quickly warning the PC not to tell anyone else about this fact. Another side quest also reveals that he used to harbour a crush (and possibly still do) on Sophia Haze--even though he was just as suspicious and hostile towards her as he is to anyone else when he was interrogating her for her possible involvement in a crystal theft case.
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* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'': Zote The Mighty spends most of the game acting like a {{Jerkass}} and UngratefulBastard, even after all the times you save him from certain death; should you read his mind with the Dream Nail in the Colliseum of Fools (assuming you haven't left him to die by this point), however, he will lament that he came to Hollownest to keep a promise, and is frustrated by his failure so far. Once you complete his BossBattle at the end of the first Trial, you learn [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope that it was a promise to himself to achieve fame and glory]]. Which he does by going back to Dirtmouth and convincing [[{{Fangirl}} Bretta]] that he kicked your ass and is a great hero. He is truly a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk]].
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*** For most of ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', Shadow is bent on destroying Emerl to prevent him from absorbing all Chaos Emeralds and going berserk, with his greatest obstacle being Sonic, who was protecting the robot after befriending him. Then during the second to last story, to Shadow's surprise, Sonic simply lets him take Emerl with him just after Shadow reaffirms his intent to destroy the robot. It then turns that after seeing [[NotSoDifferent how similar he and Emerl are]], Shadow sympathizes with him and changes his mind, opting to help him instead of destroying him. ''Sonic had seen all of this development coming and made Emerl go with Shadow to make it happen''.
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*** For most of ''VideoGame/SonicBattle'', Shadow is bent on destroying Emerl to prevent him from absorbing all Chaos Emeralds and going berserk, with his greatest obstacle being Sonic, who was protecting the robot after befriending him. Then during the second to last story, to Shadow's surprise, Sonic simply lets him take Emerl with him just after Shadow reaffirms his intent to destroy the robot. It then turns that after seeing [[NotSoDifferent how similar he and Emerl are]], are, Shadow sympathizes with him and changes his mind, opting to help him instead of destroying him. ''Sonic had seen all of this development coming and made Emerl go with Shadow to make it happen''.
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* Weapons dealer [[TestosteronePoisoning Mr. Torgue]] from ''Videogame/Borderlands2'' loves EXPLOSIONS for being so BADASS, thinks subtlety SUCKS, and knows that the fact that 97% of all life on Pandora isn't exploding is BULLSHIT! However, there's nothing more BADASS than treating a woman with RESPECT!
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* Weapons dealer [[TestosteronePoisoning Mr. Torgue]] from ''Videogame/Borderlands2'' ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' loves EXPLOSIONS for being so BADASS, thinks subtlety SUCKS, and knows that the fact that 97% of all life on Pandora isn't exploding is BULLSHIT! However, there's nothing more BADASS than treating a woman with RESPECT!
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** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a {{Noir}}-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
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** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a {{Noir}}-style FilmNoir-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
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** In most appearances, Princess Zelda appears to be a typical PrincessClassic on first glance. However, optional dialogue or reading between the lines often reveals her to be actually somewhat of a RebelliousPrincess with borderline [[{{Tomboy}} tomboyish]] tendencies. Her alter egos, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Sheikah Warrior Sheik]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker the Pirate Captain Tetra]] beautifully illustrate that Zelda not only isn't as innocent as she usually seems, but also has hidden fightings skills that one wouldn't expect from her.
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** In most appearances, Princess Zelda appears to be a typical PrincessClassic on first glance. However, optional dialogue or reading between the lines often reveals her to be actually somewhat of a RebelliousPrincess with borderline [[{{Tomboy}} tomboyish]] {{tomboy}}ish tendencies. Her alter egos, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime the Sheikah Warrior Sheik]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker the Pirate Captain Tetra]] beautifully illustrate that Zelda not only isn't as innocent as she usually seems, but also has hidden fightings skills that one wouldn't expect from her.
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* This is taken to a horrifying extreme with ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'''s [=GLaDOS=]. In the first game, she was just the usual "[[AIIsACrapshoot Kill-everything-AI]]." Later, this turned out to be completely justified. The woman she used to be watched the man she loved go insane running a company he loved, then watched as a byproduct of the work killed him, THEN her previous coworkers forcibly shoved her brain into a computer (this scene was supposedly to be displayed in-game as well, but was cut after it ended up sounding too much like a rape scene). After that, they effectively forced schizophrenia on her by creating Personality Cores, AI's for the specific purpose of spouting [[MotorMouth an endless stream of nonsense]], which were on her for so long, she gets scared by hearing her OWN thoughts (quote below). On top of that, the system they put her in was acting like drugs to her, giving her a rush of pleasure whenever she preformed tests and increasingly making her feel awful when she stopped, while ALSO building up a resistance to the pleasure-system. By the time you finish playing ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', her hidden depths make you want to cheer on her massacre against the employees. In summary: AIIsACrapshoot becomes WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.
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* This is taken to a horrifying extreme with ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'''s [=GLaDOS=]. In the first game, she was just the usual "[[AIIsACrapshoot Kill-everything-AI]]." Later, this turned out to be completely justified. The woman she used to be watched the man she loved go insane running a company he loved, then watched as a byproduct of the work killed him, THEN her previous coworkers forcibly shoved her brain into a computer (this scene was supposedly to be displayed in-game as well, but was cut after it ended up sounding too much like a rape scene). After that, they effectively forced schizophrenia on her by creating Personality Cores, AI's for the specific purpose of spouting [[MotorMouth an endless stream of nonsense]], which were on her for so long, she gets scared by hearing her OWN thoughts (quote below). On top of that, the system they put her in was acting like drugs to her, giving her a rush of pleasure whenever she preformed tests and increasingly making her feel awful when she stopped, while ALSO building up a resistance to the pleasure-system. By the time you finish playing ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'', ''VideoGame/Portal2'', her hidden depths make you want to cheer on her massacre against the employees. In summary: AIIsACrapshoot becomes WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.
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* A lot of characters in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' have some level of hidden depths to them, but two of them stand out the most:
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* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'': EnsembleDarkhorse Goro Majima is originally portrayed as a [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "boggle-eyed weirdo who dresses like he woke up naked in a pet cemetary"]], but every game in the series seems to add new layers to the man. By the end of ''Yakuza 6'', his portrayal is that of an intelligent, emotional and introspective man who created the "Mad Dog of Shimano"-persona he has worn as a way of dealing with the harsh reality of yakuza life. He has also wrestled his way into the top echelons of the Tojo clan and can block the new blood without even trying. He turned at least three flagging legitimate businesses into serious money-makers. He has a keen interest in music and a very good singing voice, and will gleefully participate whenever anyone suggests karaoke (and he isn't above deliberately singing off-key to mess with people). He has a serious BigBrotherInstinct, especially when it comes to kids and abused women. And he is ''very'' serious about environmentalism and recycling.
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* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'': EnsembleDarkhorse EnsembleDarkHorse Goro Majima is originally portrayed as a [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "boggle-eyed weirdo who dresses like he woke up naked in a pet cemetary"]], but every game in the series seems to add new layers to the man. By the end of ''Yakuza 6'', his portrayal is that of an intelligent, emotional and introspective man who created the "Mad Dog of Shimano"-persona he has worn as a way of dealing with the harsh reality of yakuza life. He has also wrestled his way into the top echelons of the Tojo clan and can block the new blood without even trying. He turned at least three flagging legitimate businesses into serious money-makers. He has a keen interest in music and a very good singing voice, and will gleefully participate whenever anyone suggests karaoke (and he isn't above deliberately singing off-key to mess with people). He has a serious BigBrotherInstinct, especially when it comes to kids and abused women. And he is ''very'' serious about environmentalism and recycling.
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* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': [=NPCs=] aren't simply faceless characters; by using Cyrus's "Scrutinize" or Alfyn's "Inquire" Path Actions on NPCs, you can receive information about every individual you come across, such as the woman on the farm who cares more for a test of strength than the hearts of men, or the old woman who is actually a career criminal who ended up settling down in a sleepy town by chance, perhaps to live out the rest of her days in quiet.
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* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': [=NPCs=] aren't simply faceless characters; by using Cyrus's "Scrutinize" or Alfyn's "Inquire" Path Actions on NPCs, [=NPCs=], you can receive information about every individual you come across, such as the woman on the farm who cares more for a test of strength than the hearts of men, or the old woman who is actually a career criminal who ended up settling down in a sleepy town by chance, perhaps to live out the rest of her days in quiet.
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* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' and its prequel ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemptionII'' shows many layers to the Van der Linde gang. It is also to show that if not for certain choices or circumstances, many of them wouldn't have needed to turn to and stay in a life of outlawing.
** John is rather articulate despite never having formal education and is able to use fairly advanced words like reticence, thanks to Dutch and Hosea's teaching, and is mistaken as a city boy by Bonnie and her father due to how well-spoken and enigmatic he is. Bonnie even doubts whether he can ride a horse. He is naturally good at learning things, being a faster learner than Arthur, though he doesn't retain that knowledge in favor of his gunslinging skills. That said, John does picking up ranching quickly when taught.
*** John is pretty bad at expressing his emotions but he does have a romantic side. It's best perhaps seen in the mission "A New Future Imagined" where he and Abigail go out on a date [[spoiler: where John would propose to her while rowing out into a lake.]] It's a surprisingly romantic gesture for a BookDumb, impulsive cowboy.
** Arthur may present himself as a loud dumb brute but he is a very eloquent writer and a fairly good artist without any formal education and didn't learn to read until he was 15. Although he doesn't understand a lot of it, he is drawn towards other artists such as Albert Mason and Charles Chatennay.
** In ''I'', when John first confronts Bill at Fort Mercer, despite becoming nothing more than a violent murderous psychopath, Bill claims he doesn't want to kill John and even gives John a few chances to leave. This shows deep down Bill still cares for John.
*** In ''II'', Bill may be stupid but he has moments of clarity. Even though he gets angry at Arthur for questioning Dutch, Bill still despises Micah and is reluctant to believe the rumors he spreads about Arthur. While it doesn't last, he is genuinely rattled when Arthur tells him the gang is having problems because of their recklessness, unlike Javier.
*** When the Braithwaites [[spoiler: kidnap Jack to use as a hostage]], Bill quickly offers his help and is later heard screaming at the Braithwaites how [[spoiler: going after a child]] is utterly reprehensible.
** Javier is an excellent fisherman and can offer Arthur some tips. He is also an incredible guitar player with an amazing voice. Similar to Bill, in ''I'', Javier chooses to throw a crate at John and run away rather than shoot him, only shooting back once it's clear John isn't going to stop coming after him. To some extent, he doesn't want to hurt John.
** Uncle is very lazy and a freeloader but in ''I'', he [[spoiler: gives his life to protect the Marstons]]. In ''II'', it was because of his advice that John even has the house that he does in ''I''. He also loves the gang dearly, getting along well with Sean and the girls, and becomes very shaken when things start falling apart. Arthur suggests he should look for another gang but Uncle says he's unwilling to let them go.
*** Although his laziness and apparent meekness makes him seem like a coward, Uncle isn't afraid to insult Dutch to his face and within hearing distance. When Dutch threatens to kill Uncle in retaliation, Uncle is not only unafraid but scoffs at the threat. This meek-looking old man has bigger balls than half the gang combined.
** Straus is a loan shark who targets desperate people but even after [[spoiler: Arthur throws Strauss out of the camp]], Straus remains loyal to the gang and did not give away any of the gang's secrets [[spoiler: even when facing death by the Pinkertons.]]
** Molly O'Shea often acts like being Dutch's lover makes her above the other women but Arthur can find a poem written by her and she is shown reading at camp. At least part of her frustration comes from Dutch refusing to take her seriously, even though she is literate and intelligent.
** Pearson comes off as a NonActionGuy but he is shown holding a gun when Agent Milton visits the camp and he wanted to join Arthur and co when Colm O'Driscoll offers peace just in case they need an extra gun. When he is finally taken along on a hunt, he volunteers to act as bait for ''a group of alligators'' without any fear.
** John is rather articulate despite never having formal education and is able to use fairly advanced words like reticence, thanks to Dutch and Hosea's teaching, and is mistaken as a city boy by Bonnie and her father due to how well-spoken and enigmatic he is. Bonnie even doubts whether he can ride a horse. He is naturally good at learning things, being a faster learner than Arthur, though he doesn't retain that knowledge in favor of his gunslinging skills. That said, John does picking up ranching quickly when taught.
*** John is pretty bad at expressing his emotions but he does have a romantic side. It's best perhaps seen in the mission "A New Future Imagined" where he and Abigail go out on a date [[spoiler: where John would propose to her while rowing out into a lake.]] It's a surprisingly romantic gesture for a BookDumb, impulsive cowboy.
** Arthur may present himself as a loud dumb brute but he is a very eloquent writer and a fairly good artist without any formal education and didn't learn to read until he was 15. Although he doesn't understand a lot of it, he is drawn towards other artists such as Albert Mason and Charles Chatennay.
** In ''I'', when John first confronts Bill at Fort Mercer, despite becoming nothing more than a violent murderous psychopath, Bill claims he doesn't want to kill John and even gives John a few chances to leave. This shows deep down Bill still cares for John.
*** In ''II'', Bill may be stupid but he has moments of clarity. Even though he gets angry at Arthur for questioning Dutch, Bill still despises Micah and is reluctant to believe the rumors he spreads about Arthur. While it doesn't last, he is genuinely rattled when Arthur tells him the gang is having problems because of their recklessness, unlike Javier.
*** When the Braithwaites [[spoiler: kidnap Jack to use as a hostage]], Bill quickly offers his help and is later heard screaming at the Braithwaites how [[spoiler: going after a child]] is utterly reprehensible.
** Javier is an excellent fisherman and can offer Arthur some tips. He is also an incredible guitar player with an amazing voice. Similar to Bill, in ''I'', Javier chooses to throw a crate at John and run away rather than shoot him, only shooting back once it's clear John isn't going to stop coming after him. To some extent, he doesn't want to hurt John.
** Uncle is very lazy and a freeloader but in ''I'', he [[spoiler: gives his life to protect the Marstons]]. In ''II'', it was because of his advice that John even has the house that he does in ''I''. He also loves the gang dearly, getting along well with Sean and the girls, and becomes very shaken when things start falling apart. Arthur suggests he should look for another gang but Uncle says he's unwilling to let them go.
*** Although his laziness and apparent meekness makes him seem like a coward, Uncle isn't afraid to insult Dutch to his face and within hearing distance. When Dutch threatens to kill Uncle in retaliation, Uncle is not only unafraid but scoffs at the threat. This meek-looking old man has bigger balls than half the gang combined.
** Straus is a loan shark who targets desperate people but even after [[spoiler: Arthur throws Strauss out of the camp]], Straus remains loyal to the gang and did not give away any of the gang's secrets [[spoiler: even when facing death by the Pinkertons.]]
** Molly O'Shea often acts like being Dutch's lover makes her above the other women but Arthur can find a poem written by her and she is shown reading at camp. At least part of her frustration comes from Dutch refusing to take her seriously, even though she is literate and intelligent.
** Pearson comes off as a NonActionGuy but he is shown holding a gun when Agent Milton visits the camp and he wanted to join Arthur and co when Colm O'Driscoll offers peace just in case they need an extra gun. When he is finally taken along on a hunt, he volunteers to act as bait for ''a group of alligators'' without any fear.
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* ''VideoGame/RecordOfAgarestWar'': Considering how many party members join during the journey, (The story is split into generations where the hero of the next generation is the son of the previous one) it's par for the course in this story. The {{LoveInterest}}'s generally show some more depth as you increase the RelationshipValues. One notable one is [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Sherufanir]]. She is generally TheTease but get to know her better and she shows a clear disdain for fighting and tends to offer Ladius (2nd gen hero) a chance to run away and live with her in peace away from the war. Putting her down softly has Ladius say he has a destiny to fulfill. Her response is said with [[OutOfCharacter a sad and solemn tone]]:
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* Cody from ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' and ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. Once a hero, now a recluse fight-a-holic who only wants to start fights and frustrates fellow liberators of Metro City Guy and Haggar to no end. However, his quotes and endings (Especially in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'') indicate longing for the better days, when he was a hero, and he always ends up doing the right thing. He defeats (''a'') Seth, but he tells Guy that he only did it because "[[TheChosenZero he was standing in my way]]".
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** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as ahero, now a recluse fight-a-holic who crude merc only wants to start fights interested in [[GloryHound fame and frustrates fellow liberators glory]], but they're shown to be quite intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, emotional and loving. They're shown to know quite a lot about brain anatomy, a bit of Metro psychology, technology and art, regardless of their past. Depending on the [[MultipleChoicePast lifepath]], they also have small areas of expertise relating to who they used to be: [[CorporateSamurai Corpo]] V knows a lot about espionage and how corps operate, [[SatisfiedStreetRat Streetkid]] V knows about ins and outs of Nigt City Guy and Haggar people inhabiting it, while [[VenturousSmuggler Nomad]] V has experience in living outside of the city and knows a lot about cars, motorcycles and alike. They're also a [[KindheartedCatLover cat person]].
** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition tono end. However, [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his quotes past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and endings (Especially in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'') indicate longing for the becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better days, person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a {{Noir}}-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a hero, [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals andhe always ends up doing the right thing. He defeats (''a'') Seth, reads Creator/ErnestHemingway in his free time. He's also very loving and sweet towards his girlfriend, [[PerkyGoth Misty]].
** [[PerkyGoth Misty]] might seem like an aloof goth girl, buthe tells Guy she's also very kind and caring towards her friends. She's very much a case of FreakyFashionMildMind.
** [[GadgeteerGenius Judy Alvarez]] seems to be a detached nerd who tweaks porn in a basement all day, but if you get to know her better, you'll find out thathe only did she mostly does this work to pay her bills, and has geniuene love for the braindance technology, and wrote an article about the philosophical aspects of it because "[[TheChosenZero he was standing for a trade magazine. She also sees how badly her coworkers are treated (due to being sex workers) and wants to stage a coup to force the club owners they work in my way]]".to give them better working conditions.
** [[BikerBabe Panam]] seems stubborn, HotBlooded and angry. If you get to know her better, you'll find out she's fiercely loyal and has a sweeter side to her, especially if you've romanced her.
** [[ByTheBookCop River]] is a grizzled cop, but you quickly find out that he's actually very sweet and determined to help his sister and her kids due to their bad family situation (his sister is a single mother who's struggling financially). He's also a [[RealMenCook great cook]].
** [[TheRockstar Kerry]] comes off as an aloof SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll washed-up rockstar who [[AnythingThatMoves has lots of casual sex and can't commit]], but his romance route reveals him to be arguably the most devoted and loving LoveInterest out of four available, with him writing V a song and reasurring him that [[spoiler:he's going to stay with him untill V dies]]. He's also very proud of his Filipino herritage and has a deeply spiritual side.
** All three members of "Us Cracks" are typical airheaded pop starlets in public. In private, they are shrewd and savvy businesswomen, who also take a great deal of pride in their craft and are completely willing to exercise their creative control in ways that give their management team nightmares. Their reaction to Kerry Eurodyne kicking down the door to their green room and waving a gun around ranges from boredom to [[{{Squee}} fangirling.]]
** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as a
** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to
** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals and
** [[PerkyGoth Misty]] might seem like an aloof goth girl, but
** [[GadgeteerGenius Judy Alvarez]] seems to be a detached nerd who tweaks porn in a basement all day, but if you get to know her better, you'll find out that
** [[BikerBabe Panam]] seems stubborn, HotBlooded and angry. If you get to know her better, you'll find out she's fiercely loyal and has a sweeter side to her, especially if you've romanced her.
** [[ByTheBookCop River]] is a grizzled cop, but you quickly find out that he's actually very sweet and determined to help his sister and her kids due to their bad family situation (his sister is a single mother who's struggling financially). He's also a [[RealMenCook great cook]].
** [[TheRockstar Kerry]] comes off as an aloof SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll washed-up rockstar who [[AnythingThatMoves has lots of casual sex and can't commit]], but his romance route reveals him to be arguably the most devoted and loving LoveInterest out of four available, with him writing V a song and reasurring him that [[spoiler:he's going to stay with him untill V dies]]. He's also very proud of his Filipino herritage and has a deeply spiritual side.
** All three members of "Us Cracks" are typical airheaded pop starlets in public. In private, they are shrewd and savvy businesswomen, who also take a great deal of pride in their craft and are completely willing to exercise their creative control in ways that give their management team nightmares. Their reaction to Kerry Eurodyne kicking down the door to their green room and waving a gun around ranges from boredom to [[{{Squee}} fangirling.]]
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** GenkiGirl Mistral? A housewife, who despite her online persona, is very mature and dependable woman who becomes a mother/big sister type to [=BlackRose=]. Her Daughter, who plays Mireille, is a four year old prodigy.
** Samurai enthusiast Sanjuro? A Japanese teacher from America who uses the Japanese version of ''The World'' to improve his Japanese.
** Wiseman, a genius who helps the heroes throughout the series? [[spoiler:A prodigious ten-year-old kid who loves Digimon cards and hates vegetables.]]
** Piros, the goofy Heavy Axeman? [[spoiler:A graphic designer for the game who plays to appreciate his work.]]
** Atoli, the "peace and love" enthusiast who preaches tolerance and stopping to smell the roses? [[spoiler:Turns out this is a persona to mask her cripplingly low self esteem caused by failing to meet the real life expectations from her parents and "friends". It was so bad that she met fellow Moon Tree member Sakaki on a SUICIDE website.]]
** GenkiGirl Mistral? A housewife, who despite her online persona, is very mature and dependable woman who becomes a mother/big sister type to [=BlackRose=]. Her Daughter, who plays Mireille, is a four year old prodigy.
** Samurai enthusiast Sanjuro? A Japanese teacher from America who uses the Japanese version of ''The World'' to improve his Japanese.
** Wiseman, a genius who helps the heroes throughout the series? [[spoiler:A prodigious ten-year-old kid who loves Digimon cards and hates vegetables.]]
** Piros, the goofy Heavy Axeman? [[spoiler:A graphic designer for the game who plays to appreciate his work.]]
** Atoli, the "peace and love" enthusiast who preaches tolerance and stopping to smell the roses? [[spoiler:Turns out this is a persona to mask her cripplingly low self esteem caused by failing to meet the real life expectations from her parents and "friends". It was so bad that she met fellow Moon Tree member Sakaki on a SUICIDE website.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Debora has the most Character Development out of all the wives. It runs the entire course of the game, to boot, and sometimes it can be very subtle. As just one example of how subtle it gets: [[spoiler:the evening before the bride choice, one [=NPC=] mentions that this is just as heavy a situation for Bianca and Nera as it is for the Hero, and they must be up fretting too. Check on Bianca and, and sure enough, it's true... but then Nera is, rather famously, snoozing away. Debora is the one wide awake, and gets quite flustered when you speak to her, especially if you feign non-interest in her. Even then, it seems she loves the Hero but can't bring herself to admit it]].
* Cody from ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' and ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. Once a hero, now a recluse fight-a-holic who only wants to start fights and frustrates fellow liberators of Metro City Guy and Haggar to no end. However, his quotes and endings (Especially in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'') indicate longing for the better days, when he was a hero, and he always ends up doing the right thing. He defeats (''a'') Seth, but he tells Guy that he only did it because "[[TheChosenZero he was standing in my way]]".
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* Sol Badguy from the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' games looks like a lazy, hardass brute, but he is [[GeniusBruiser actually quite brilliant]], possessing a great understanding of both conventional technology and magic. There is also the matter of his rivalry with [[KnightInShiningArmor Ky Kiske]]: [[spoiler:despite being the AlwaysSomeoneBetter due to his sheer power advantage, Sol always believed that Ky was the superior fighter out of the two ever since the beginning of their friendship and was even afraid to fight him at first. The problem, according to him, was that Ky treated every fight as an honour duel while Sol treated every fight as a battle to the death, and this point is proven in REVELATOR - Sol insults Ky's wife to provoke him into taking the gloves off, and Sol [[CurbStompBattle promptly got his ass kicked]].]]
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* Sol Badguy from the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' games looks like a lazy, hardass brute, but he is [[GeniusBruiser actually quite brilliant]], possessing a great understanding of both conventional technology and magic. There is also the matter of his rivalry with [[KnightInShiningArmor Ky Kiske]]: [[spoiler:despite being the AlwaysSomeoneBetter due to his sheer power advantage, Sol always believed that Ky was the superior fighter out of the two ever since the beginning of their friendship and was even afraid to fight him at first. The problem, according to him, was that Ky treated every fight as an honour duel while Sol treated every fight as a battle to the death, and this point is proven in REVELATOR - -- Sol insults Ky's wife to provoke him into taking the gloves off, and Sol [[CurbStompBattle promptly got his ass kicked]].]]
* Many characters from ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack]]''. If you build up your relationships in the game (or check supplementary materials) you'll find something.
** GenkiGirl Mistral? A housewife, who despite her online persona, is very mature and dependable woman who becomes a mother/big sister type to [=BlackRose=]. Her Daughter, who plays Mireille, is a four year old prodigy.
** Samurai enthusiast Sanjuro? A Japanese teacher from America who uses the Japanese version of ''The World'' to improve his Japanese.
** Wiseman, a genius who helps the heroes throughout the series? [[spoiler:A prodigious ten-year-old kid who loves Digimon cards and hates vegetables.]]
** Piros, the goofy Heavy Axeman? [[spoiler:A graphic designer for the game who plays to appreciate his work.]]
** Atoli, the "peace and love" enthusiast who preaches tolerance and stopping to smell the roses? [[spoiler:Turns out this is a persona to mask her cripplingly low self esteem caused by failing to meet the real life expectations from her parents and "friends". It was so bad that she met fellow Moon Tree member Sakaki on a SUICIDE website.]]
* Many characters from ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack]]''. If you build up your relationships in the game (or check supplementary materials) you'll find something.
** GenkiGirl Mistral? A housewife, who despite her online persona, is very mature and dependable woman who becomes a mother/big sister type to [=BlackRose=]. Her Daughter, who plays Mireille, is a four year old prodigy.
** Samurai enthusiast Sanjuro? A Japanese teacher from America who uses the Japanese version of ''The World'' to improve his Japanese.
** Wiseman, a genius who helps the heroes throughout the series? [[spoiler:A prodigious ten-year-old kid who loves Digimon cards and hates vegetables.]]
** Piros, the goofy Heavy Axeman? [[spoiler:A graphic designer for the game who plays to appreciate his work.]]
** Atoli, the "peace and love" enthusiast who preaches tolerance and stopping to smell the roses? [[spoiler:Turns out this is a persona to mask her cripplingly low self esteem caused by failing to meet the real life expectations from her parents and "friends". It was so bad that she met fellow Moon Tree member Sakaki on a SUICIDE website.]]
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** Ganondorf, suprisingly enough, has some hidden depths. While he is almost always a CardCarryingVillain, in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' (which takes place after he had been sealed for hundreds of years, ''twice'' - once in the Dark World and once under the ocean), he is much more calm and seems to regret a lot of what he did in the past. But then at the end of the game [[LaughingMad he]] [[TakingYouWithMe completely]] [[VillainousBreakdown snaps]].
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** Ganondorf, suprisingly enough, has some hidden depths. While he is almost always a CardCarryingVillain, in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' (which takes place after he had been sealed for hundreds of years, ''twice'' - -- once in the Dark World and once under the ocean), he is much more calm and seems to regret a lot of what he did in the past. But then at the end of the game [[LaughingMad he]] [[TakingYouWithMe completely]] [[VillainousBreakdown snaps]].
* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': [=NPCs=] aren't simply faceless characters; by using Cyrus's "Scrutinize" or Alfyn's "Inquire" Path Actions on NPCs, you can receive information about every individual you come across, such as the woman on the farm who cares more for a test of strength than the hearts of men, or the old woman who is actually a career criminal who ended up settling down in a sleepy town by chance, perhaps to live out the rest of her days in quiet.
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* The plot of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' is largely about finding these quirky people--from {{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}s to literal mental patients--and going into their minds to find out ''why'' they're that way. Among them are Milla, whose GenkiGirl personality hides [[spoiler:grief over dozens of orphans in her care dying in a fire]], a WhiteDwarfStarlet who [[spoiler:seems to blame herself for her mother's suicide]] and a BigBad who [[spoiler:was driven mad by his father constantly killing and eating his pet rabbits when he was a child]].
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* The plot of ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' is largely about finding these quirky people--from people -- from {{Bunny Ears Lawyer}}s to literal mental patients--and patients -- and going into their minds to find out ''why'' they're that way. Among them are Milla, whose GenkiGirl personality hides [[spoiler:grief over dozens of orphans in her care dying in a fire]], a WhiteDwarfStarlet who [[spoiler:seems to blame herself for her mother's suicide]] and a BigBad who [[spoiler:was driven mad by his father constantly killing and eating his pet rabbits when he was a child]].child]].
* ''VideoGame/RecordOfAgarestWar'': Considering how many party members join during the journey, (The story is split into generations where the hero of the next generation is the son of the previous one) it's par for the course in this story. The {{LoveInterest}}'s generally show some more depth as you increase the RelationshipValues. One notable one is [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Sherufanir]]. She is generally TheTease but get to know her better and she shows a clear disdain for fighting and tends to offer Ladius (2nd gen hero) a chance to run away and live with her in peace away from the war. Putting her down softly has Ladius say he has a destiny to fulfill. Her response is said with [[OutOfCharacter a sad and solemn tone]]:
--> "Destiny. That word is the bane of you. (pause) and me."
* ''VideoGame/RecordOfAgarestWar'': Considering how many party members join during the journey, (The story is split into generations where the hero of the next generation is the son of the previous one) it's par for the course in this story. The {{LoveInterest}}'s generally show some more depth as you increase the RelationshipValues. One notable one is [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Sherufanir]]. She is generally TheTease but get to know her better and she shows a clear disdain for fighting and tends to offer Ladius (2nd gen hero) a chance to run away and live with her in peace away from the war. Putting her down softly has Ladius say he has a destiny to fulfill. Her response is said with [[OutOfCharacter a sad and solemn tone]]:
--> "Destiny. That word is the bane of you. (pause) and me."
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* In ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2'', we find out that the HeroicComedicSociopath protagonist Lo Wang personally cooks breakfasts for all his one-night-stands, and is apparently a really good cook too.
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* In ''VideoGame/ShadowWarrior2'', we find out that the HeroicComedicSociopath protagonist Lo Wang personally cooks breakfasts for all his one-night-stands, and is apparently a really good cook too.cook, too.
* ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'' often uses this trope with its characters, whose profiles are updated as more is revealed about them.
** At first, Raiko comes off as a standard snarky JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but it's revealed that [[spoiler:before her sister's death(which she blames herself for), she was rather cheerful and a bit of a prankster. She also had a strong sense of justice, a trait that remained after her sister died]].
** Rie initially comes off as rather scatterbrained and BookDumb, and threw the party as a way of getting closer to her crush Taiko. Underneath that, she's quite considerate of her friends, and genuinely hopes that everyone invited has a good time.
** Mika isn't just a somewhat annoying girl who likes to scare others, but is surprisingly caring at heart. [[spoiler:She's the first person who actively tries to befriend Kamen after Momoko's death(even before Raiko, who'd proven Kamen's innocence).]]
** Kamen is perhaps the best example, as she initially seems like a {{Jerkass}} who's especially mean to Raiko and is only nice to her best friend, Momoko. It turns out that [[spoiler:she's a closet lesbian who had unrequited feelings for Momoko. When she found out that Momoko's boyfriend Hiro was unfaithful, she tried to warn Momoko, only to be accused of wanting to steal Hiro away. It also turns out that Kamen is the only person besides Nobara who knew Raiko before her sister's death]].
** Raiko's mother Rihatsu appears to be a rather annoying parent who likes pushing her daughter's buttons in her only scene in the main story. In an optional scene, it's revealed that [[spoiler:she does so in the hopes of getting Raiko back to her more cheerful old self]].
* ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'' often uses this trope with its characters, whose profiles are updated as more is revealed about them.
** At first, Raiko comes off as a standard snarky JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but it's revealed that [[spoiler:before her sister's death(which she blames herself for), she was rather cheerful and a bit of a prankster. She also had a strong sense of justice, a trait that remained after her sister died]].
** Rie initially comes off as rather scatterbrained and BookDumb, and threw the party as a way of getting closer to her crush Taiko. Underneath that, she's quite considerate of her friends, and genuinely hopes that everyone invited has a good time.
** Mika isn't just a somewhat annoying girl who likes to scare others, but is surprisingly caring at heart. [[spoiler:She's the first person who actively tries to befriend Kamen after Momoko's death(even before Raiko, who'd proven Kamen's innocence).]]
** Kamen is perhaps the best example, as she initially seems like a {{Jerkass}} who's especially mean to Raiko and is only nice to her best friend, Momoko. It turns out that [[spoiler:she's a closet lesbian who had unrequited feelings for Momoko. When she found out that Momoko's boyfriend Hiro was unfaithful, she tried to warn Momoko, only to be accused of wanting to steal Hiro away. It also turns out that Kamen is the only person besides Nobara who knew Raiko before her sister's death]].
** Raiko's mother Rihatsu appears to be a rather annoying parent who likes pushing her daughter's buttons in her only scene in the main story. In an optional scene, it's revealed that [[spoiler:she does so in the hopes of getting Raiko back to her more cheerful old self]].
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* ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'' often uses this trope with its characters, whose profiles are updated as more is revealed about them.
** At first, Raiko comes off as a standard snarky JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but it's revealed that [[spoiler:before her sister's death(which she blames herself for), she was rather cheerful and a bit of a prankster. She also had a strong sense of justice, a trait that remained after her sister died]].
** Rie initially comes off as rather scatterbrained and BookDumb, and threw the party as a way of getting closer to her crush Taiko. Underneath that, she's quite considerate of her friends, and genuinely hopes that everyone invited has a good time.
** Mika isn't just a somewhat annoying girl who likes to scare others, but is surprisingly caring at heart. [[spoiler:She's the first person who actively tries to befriend Kamen after Momoko's death(even before Raiko, who'd proven Kamen's innocence).]]
** Kamen is perhaps the best example, as she initially seems like a {{Jerkass}} who's especially mean to Raiko and is only nice to her best friend, Momoko. It turns out that [[spoiler:she's a closet lesbian who had unrequited feelings for Momoko. When she found out that Momoko's boyfriend Hiro was unfaithful, she tried to warn Momoko, only to be accused of wanting to steal Hiro away. It also turns out that Kamen is the only person besides Nobara who knew Raiko before her sister's death]].
** Raiko's mother Rihatsu appears to be a rather annoying parent who likes pushing her daughter's buttons in her only scene in the main story. In an optional scene, it's revealed that [[spoiler:she does so in the hopes of getting Raiko back to her more cheerful old self]].
** At first, Raiko comes off as a standard snarky JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but it's revealed that [[spoiler:before her sister's death(which she blames herself for), she was rather cheerful and a bit of a prankster. She also had a strong sense of justice, a trait that remained after her sister died]].
** Rie initially comes off as rather scatterbrained and BookDumb, and threw the party as a way of getting closer to her crush Taiko. Underneath that, she's quite considerate of her friends, and genuinely hopes that everyone invited has a good time.
** Mika isn't just a somewhat annoying girl who likes to scare others, but is surprisingly caring at heart. [[spoiler:She's the first person who actively tries to befriend Kamen after Momoko's death(even before Raiko, who'd proven Kamen's innocence).]]
** Kamen is perhaps the best example, as she initially seems like a {{Jerkass}} who's especially mean to Raiko and is only nice to her best friend, Momoko. It turns out that [[spoiler:she's a closet lesbian who had unrequited feelings for Momoko. When she found out that Momoko's boyfriend Hiro was unfaithful, she tried to warn Momoko, only to be accused of wanting to steal Hiro away. It also turns out that Kamen is the only person besides Nobara who knew Raiko before her sister's death]].
** Raiko's mother Rihatsu appears to be a rather annoying parent who likes pushing her daughter's buttons in her only scene in the main story. In an optional scene, it's revealed that [[spoiler:she does so in the hopes of getting Raiko back to her more cheerful old self]].
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* ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': [=NPCs=] aren't simply faceless characters; by using Cyrus's "Scrutinize" or Alfyn's "Inquire" Path Actions on NPCs, you can receive information about every individual you come across, such as the woman on the farm who cares more for a test of strength than the hearts of men, or the old woman who is actually a career criminal who ended up settling down in a sleepy town by chance, perhaps to live out the rest of her days in quiet.
* ''{{VideoGame/Cyberpunk 2077}}'':
** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as a crude merc only interested in [[GloryHound fame and glory]], but they're shown to be quite intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, emotional and loving. They're shown to know quite a lot about brain anatomy, a bit of psychology, technology and art, regardless of their past. Depending on the [[MultipleChoicePast lifepath]], they also have small areas of expertise relating to who they used to be: [[CorporateSamurai Corpo]] V knows a lot about espionage and how corps operate, [[SatisfiedStreetRat Streetkid]] V knows about ins and outs of Nigt City and people inhabiting it, while [[VenturousSmuggler Nomad]] V has experience in living outside of the city and knows a lot about cars, motorcycles and alike. They're also a [[KindheartedCatLover cat person]].
** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a {{Noir}}-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals and reads Creator/ErnestHemingway in his free time. He's also very loving and sweet towards his girlfriend, [[PerkyGoth Misty]].
** [[PerkyGoth Misty]] might seem like an aloof goth girl, but she's also very kind and caring towards her friends. She's very much a case of FreakyFashionMildMind.
** [[GadgeteerGenius Judy Alvarez]] seems to be a detached nerd who tweaks porn in a basement all day, but if you get to know her better, you'll find out that she mostly does this work to pay her bills, and has geniuene love for the braindance technology, and wrote an article about the philosophical aspects of it for a trade magazine. She also sees how badly her coworkers are treated (due to being sex workers) and wants to stage a coup to force the club owners they work in to give them better working conditions.
** [[BikerBabe Panam]] seems stubborn, HotBlooded and angry. If you get to know her better, you'll find out she's fiercely loyal and has a sweeter side to her, especially if you've romanced her.
** [[ByTheBookCop River]] is a grizzled cop, but you quickly find out that he's actually very sweet and determined to help his sister and her kids due to their bad family situation (his sister is a single mother who's struggling financially). He's also a [[RealMenCook great cook]].
** [[TheRockstar Kerry]] comes off as an aloof SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll washed-up rockstar who [[AnythingThatMoves has lots of casual sex and can't commit]], but his romance route reveals him to be arguably the most devoted and loving LoveInterest out of four available, with him writing V a song and reasurring him that [[spoiler:he's going to stay with him untill V dies]]. He's also very proud of his Filipino herritage and has a deeply spiritual side.
** All three members of "Us Cracks" are typical airheaded pop starlets in public. In private, they are shrewd and savvy businesswomen, who also take a great deal of pride in their craft and are completely willing to exercise their creative control in ways that give their management team nightmares. Their reaction to Kerry Eurodyne kicking down the door to their green room and waving a gun around ranges from boredom to [[{{Squee}} fangirling.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Debora has the most Character Development out of all the wives. It runs the entire course of the game, to boot, and sometimes it can be very subtle. As just one example of how subtle it gets: [[spoiler:the evening before the bride choice, one [=NPC=] mentions that this is just as heavy a situation for Bianca and Nera as it is for the Hero, and they must be up fretting too. Check on Bianca and, and sure enough, it's true... but then Nera is, rather famously, snoozing away. Debora is the one wide awake, and gets quite flustered when you speak to her, especially if you feign non-interest in her. Even then, it seems she loves the Hero but can't bring herself to admit it]].
* ''{{VideoGame/Cyberpunk 2077}}'':
** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as a crude merc only interested in [[GloryHound fame and glory]], but they're shown to be quite intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, emotional and loving. They're shown to know quite a lot about brain anatomy, a bit of psychology, technology and art, regardless of their past. Depending on the [[MultipleChoicePast lifepath]], they also have small areas of expertise relating to who they used to be: [[CorporateSamurai Corpo]] V knows a lot about espionage and how corps operate, [[SatisfiedStreetRat Streetkid]] V knows about ins and outs of Nigt City and people inhabiting it, while [[VenturousSmuggler Nomad]] V has experience in living outside of the city and knows a lot about cars, motorcycles and alike. They're also a [[KindheartedCatLover cat person]].
** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a {{Noir}}-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals and reads Creator/ErnestHemingway in his free time. He's also very loving and sweet towards his girlfriend, [[PerkyGoth Misty]].
** [[PerkyGoth Misty]] might seem like an aloof goth girl, but she's also very kind and caring towards her friends. She's very much a case of FreakyFashionMildMind.
** [[GadgeteerGenius Judy Alvarez]] seems to be a detached nerd who tweaks porn in a basement all day, but if you get to know her better, you'll find out that she mostly does this work to pay her bills, and has geniuene love for the braindance technology, and wrote an article about the philosophical aspects of it for a trade magazine. She also sees how badly her coworkers are treated (due to being sex workers) and wants to stage a coup to force the club owners they work in to give them better working conditions.
** [[BikerBabe Panam]] seems stubborn, HotBlooded and angry. If you get to know her better, you'll find out she's fiercely loyal and has a sweeter side to her, especially if you've romanced her.
** [[ByTheBookCop River]] is a grizzled cop, but you quickly find out that he's actually very sweet and determined to help his sister and her kids due to their bad family situation (his sister is a single mother who's struggling financially). He's also a [[RealMenCook great cook]].
** [[TheRockstar Kerry]] comes off as an aloof SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll washed-up rockstar who [[AnythingThatMoves has lots of casual sex and can't commit]], but his romance route reveals him to be arguably the most devoted and loving LoveInterest out of four available, with him writing V a song and reasurring him that [[spoiler:he's going to stay with him untill V dies]]. He's also very proud of his Filipino herritage and has a deeply spiritual side.
** All three members of "Us Cracks" are typical airheaded pop starlets in public. In private, they are shrewd and savvy businesswomen, who also take a great deal of pride in their craft and are completely willing to exercise their creative control in ways that give their management team nightmares. Their reaction to Kerry Eurodyne kicking down the door to their green room and waving a gun around ranges from boredom to [[{{Squee}} fangirling.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Debora has the most Character Development out of all the wives. It runs the entire course of the game, to boot, and sometimes it can be very subtle. As just one example of how subtle it gets: [[spoiler:the evening before the bride choice, one [=NPC=] mentions that this is just as heavy a situation for Bianca and Nera as it is for the Hero, and they must be up fretting too. Check on Bianca and, and sure enough, it's true... but then Nera is, rather famously, snoozing away. Debora is the one wide awake, and gets quite flustered when you speak to her, especially if you feign non-interest in her. Even then, it seems she loves the Hero but can't bring herself to admit it]].
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* ''{{VideoGame/Cyberpunk 2077}}'':
** [[PlayerCharacter V]] might come off as a crude merc only interested in [[GloryHound fame and glory]], but they're shown to be quite intelligent, sensitive, thoughtful, emotional and loving. They're shown to know quite a lot about brain anatomy, a bit of psychology, technology and art, regardless of their past. Depending on the [[MultipleChoicePast lifepath]], they also have small areas of expertise relating to who they used to be: [[CorporateSamurai Corpo]] V knows a lot about espionage and how corps operate, [[SatisfiedStreetRat Streetkid]] V knows about ins and outs of Nigt City and people inhabiting it, while [[VenturousSmuggler Nomad]] V has experience in living outside of the city and knows a lot about cars, motorcycles and alike. They're also a [[KindheartedCatLover cat person]].
** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Johnny Silverhand]] is abrasive, narcisistic and seemingly dettached, but he has enough self-recognition to [[CharacterDevelopment understand that his past behavior has hurt people closest to him]], and becomes determined to [[TheAtoner become a better person]]. He also shows a lot of knowledge about visual art, can improvise a {{Noir}}-style narration on the spot and gives V advice about old machinery, due to having to deal with it on daily basis back when he was a [[ShellShockedVeteran soldier]].
** Jackie Welles is a MachoLatino BoisterousBruiser from TheWrongSideOfTheTracks, who also happens to have a keen interest in animals and reads Creator/ErnestHemingway in his free time. He's also very loving and sweet towards his girlfriend, [[PerkyGoth Misty]].
** [[PerkyGoth Misty]] might seem like an aloof goth girl, but she's also very kind and caring towards her friends. She's very much a case of FreakyFashionMildMind.
** [[GadgeteerGenius Judy Alvarez]] seems to be a detached nerd who tweaks porn in a basement all day, but if you get to know her better, you'll find out that she mostly does this work to pay her bills, and has geniuene love for the braindance technology, and wrote an article about the philosophical aspects of it for a trade magazine. She also sees how badly her coworkers are treated (due to being sex workers) and wants to stage a coup to force the club owners they work in to give them better working conditions.
** [[BikerBabe Panam]] seems stubborn, HotBlooded and angry. If you get to know her better, you'll find out she's fiercely loyal and has a sweeter side to her, especially if you've romanced her.
** [[ByTheBookCop River]] is a grizzled cop, but you quickly find out that he's actually very sweet and determined to help his sister and her kids due to their bad family situation (his sister is a single mother who's struggling financially). He's also a [[RealMenCook great cook]].
** [[TheRockstar Kerry]] comes off as an aloof SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll washed-up rockstar who [[AnythingThatMoves has lots of casual sex and can't commit]], but his romance route reveals him to be arguably the most devoted and loving LoveInterest out of four available, with him writing V a song and reasurring him that [[spoiler:he's going to stay with him untill V dies]]. He's also very proud of his Filipino herritage and has a deeply spiritual side.
** All three members of "Us Cracks" are typical airheaded pop starlets in public. In private, they are shrewd and savvy businesswomen, who also take a great deal of pride in their craft and are completely willing to exercise their creative control in ways that give their management team nightmares. Their reaction to Kerry Eurodyne kicking down the door to their green room and waving a gun around ranges from boredom to [[{{Squee}} fangirling.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Debora has the most Character Development out of all the wives. It runs the entire course of the game, to boot, and sometimes it can be very subtle. As just one example of how subtle it gets: [[spoiler:the evening before the bride choice, one [=NPC=] mentions that this is just as heavy a situation for Bianca and Nera as it is for the Hero, and they must be up fretting too. Check on Bianca and, and sure enough, it's true... but then Nera is, rather famously, snoozing away. Debora is the one wide awake, and gets quite flustered when you speak to her, especially if you feign non-interest in her. Even then, it seems she loves the Hero but can't bring herself to admit it]].
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** Another pre-flanderization example would be [[KidSidekick Tails]]. At first glance he seems to be a CheerfulChild and GadgeteerGenius who likes to tag along with Sonic and aid him whenever possible. However, his backstory reveals that he [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer was bullied by his peers for his twin tails]], and as a result was pretty timid and insecure until he met Sonic and received his encouragement. In addition, his story and ImageSong in ''Sonic Adventure'' show that by that point he's become disillusioned with his status as Sonic's sidekick and feels he needs to find his way through life, [[IJustWantToBeBadass longing to become as independent and capable as his idol]].
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** Another pre-flanderization example would be [[KidSidekick Tails]]. At first glance he seems to be a CheerfulChild and GadgeteerGenius who likes to tag along with Sonic and aid him whenever possible. However, [[FriendlessBackground his backstory backstory]] reveals that he [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer was bullied by his peers for his twin tails]], and as a result was pretty timid and insecure until he met Sonic [[CoolBigBro Sonic]] and received his encouragement. In addition, his story and ImageSong in ''Sonic Adventure'' show that by that point game he's become disillusioned with his status as Sonic's sidekick and feels he needs to find his way through life, [[IJustWantToBeBadass longing to become as cool, independent and capable as his idol]].
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* Due to one of the central messages of the game revolving around opening up to and expanding your horizons, ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is packed to the brim with this, with the main characters showing this off quite nicely.
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* Due to one of the central messages of the game revolving around opening up to others and expanding your horizons, ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is packed to the brim with this, with the main characters showing this off quite nicely.
